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of any railroad company chartered under
the laws of said provinces.
APpROVeD

OF any RAILROAD company chartered unQel
the laws of said provinces.
APPROVED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE president
has approved the amendment proposed BY
the civil service commissioners of rule 4
of the amended civil service rules, giving
the commissioners authority to appoint
the following boards Of civil service ex-
Eaminers:.s.sRhe central board, composed
of seven members, who shall oe detailed
from the department in which they may
be serving Tor Gontinuous service at the
office of thesscivil service commission;
special boards, supplementary boards,
local departmental boards, customs
boards and postal boards. The duties OF
q member OF a special. supplementary,
local, departmental, customs o. postal
board of examiners shall be regarded as
part Of the public duties of such
examiner, snd each examiner shall
be allowed time during Office
hours to perform the duties required of
him. TIE civil service commissioners
shall hsve authority to draft regulations
which shall prescribe the manner of Or
ganjzlng the several boards of civil service
examiners herein named.
The second section more particularly
states the powers of each Of said boards,
and the third specifically defines the
duties of members thereof. The civil
service commission shall have authority
to change at any time the membership Of
any of the above named boards of civil
S-ryice examiners.
THE LABoRERS' STANDARD.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Interna-
I~nicp of pricklarprS spI MaSnDs
which has been holding a convention in
this city during the past week, has adopt
ed the following:
Resolved, that we the International Union
of Bricklayers and Masons wish it to be
known throughout the world that we do
not affiliate with any society or organiza
ton governed by the principles or views
advanced ny socialists, anarchists, COM
munists, or any organization opposed to
sustaining the laws OF our government,
and the flag bearing the stars and stripes
is the flag thai should be recognized as
the standard of labor organizations.
Signed, ALEXANDER DARRAH,
President.
W. H. STEVENSON, Secretary.
FAVOR HOME RULE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II 1t is stated
that the nomination OF Charles w. Irish
Of Iowa City, Iowa, who was designated
during recess to be surveyor general of
Nevada, vice Christopher C. TOWING, sus-
pended, will certainly be reported and
probably acted on adversely. The senti-
ment of the senate is in favor of ''home
rule
SENATE BILLS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE following
bills were introduced in the senate to-
day:
BY Senator Waltnall, authorizing
the secretary OF The treasury to
cause the removal of the ma
tional quarantine station now To-
Gated on Snip island in the Gulf of
or such pass in the Mississippi delta as
may designated by board appointed for
the purpose, and appropriating SAT, 900
for the establishment of necessary Guild
log and appliances at the new station.
By Senator Plumb, to grant the right of
way through the Indian Territory to the
Chicago, Fort Scott and Texas Railroad
Comp
By Senator Cockrell, to authorize the
construction of high level bridge over
the Mississippi river at ST. Louis.
AN ILLINOIS PETITION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l7-AmoDg the pc
titions presented in the senate to-day W s
one by Senator Cul ON from a number of
citizens of Streator, H., respectfully rep
resenting that the present system of col
lectipg revenue for the support of the
general government by import duties and
the internal revenue system is Djust and
ought to cease. The petitioners say they
hold that it is unju,t in that the burden
of taxation does not fall upon those who
are owners of property which ought to
pay the revenue for support Of govern
ment.
NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE president
sent the following nominations to the
senate to-day: Postmaster at Baton
Il uge, La, 4. L. Conrad.
Interior departmeht-John l. Norris Of
Minnesota to be surveyor-general of Min
nesUta.
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